This lists medical conditions for which an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) must defer issuance of a medical certificate to the FAA for further review. It includes conditions from the ‘initially disqualifying’ and ‘Special Issuance’ categories. This list is not exhaustive and may be updated by the FAA.

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

  • ADD/ ADHD

  • Allergies

  • Alcoholism

  • Anxiety

  • Arthritis and/or Psoriasis

  • Asthma

  • Atrial Fibrillation

  • Bipolar

  • Bladder Cancer

  • BPH

  • Breast Cancer

  • Cataracts

  • Cerebrovascular Disease (CVA/Stroke/TIA)

  • Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) & Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

  • Colon/Colorectal Cancer

  • Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

  • Depression

  • Diabetes Mellitus – Type II (medication-controlled, not insulin)

  • DUI/DWI

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Glaucoma

  • Hearing

  • Hematologic/Thromboembolic: Venous Thromboembolism (DVT/PE)/ Hype coagulopathies

  • Hepatitis A/B/C

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

  • Hypertension

  • Hyperthyroidism

  • Lymphoma & Hodgkin’s Disease

  • Melanoma

  • Migraine Headaches (initially disqualifying unless meeting criteria)

  • Mitral and Aortic Insufficiency

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1

  • Orthopedic

  • Prediabetes / Overweight / Obesity treated with medication

  • Psychiatric

  • Prostate Cancer

  • Pulmonary

  • Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones)

  • Renal Cancer

  • Sleep Apnea / Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

  • Substance abuse

  • Testicular Cancer

  • Thrombocytopenia

  • VA Disability Conditions

  • Vision